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Football Book Club

Football Book Club

By: The Football Book Club
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Summary

Like your books less Dickens, more Dickov? Football Book Club gets stuck into the true classics of the literary world - footballers’ autobiographies. As recommended by BBC Five Live, The Athletic, The Sunday Times and named one of Esquire's best comedy podcasts around right now. Described as “pretty funny” by Darren Huckerby.

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Episodes
  • 'My Premier League Diary': A Year in the Life of Ashley Williams
    May 11 2026

    It's time to experience something every single one of us has always wanted to - live a year in the life of Ashley Williams. Thanks to the former Wales and Swansea captain's 2012 book 'My Premier League Diary'.


    Featuring Ashley and Swansea's attempts to survive their debut season in the premier league, his hatred of Andrey Arshavin, the time Nathan Dyer wore some funny headphones, and what he did on World Kidney Day 2012. PLUS plenty of Garry Monk.


    But do they manage to hit the magic 40 point barrier? Find out now!


    Want an exclusive, bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclub


    Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/


    X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClub


    Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 'Thinking Outside The Box' with Brad Friedel
    Apr 27 2026

    This week we're thinking OUTSIDE the box, with goalkeeping God and, apparently, part-time life coach Brad Friedel! Thanks to a book we've never read the likes of before - his incredibly LinkedIn coded, 2009 autobiography 'Thinking Outside The Box'.


    Featuring endless motivational quotes, Brad's uneasy rivalry with David James, why no one should trust Craig Bellamy, and how Brad has basically rewritten Crime and Punishment. Plus, which ex-Villa keeper uses the most insufferable business cliches, Friedel or Guzan?


    Listen now and thank us when you're a CEO.


    Want an exclusive, bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclub


    Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/


    X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClub


    Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social


    Motivational music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 'Over The Moon: Championship Football Poems' - Forgotten poems by Gazza, John Fashanu, John Motson & more...
    Apr 13 2026

    Listener Nina has sent us in a book that, even after 96 episodes, we've never seen the likes of before. 'Over The Moon' - a collection of 90s football poems written by some of the greatest players of their generation, including Gazza, Gordon Banks, John Fashanu. Plus Pam Ayers.


    Featuring John Motson's terrible limericks, Jimmy Hill's take on 'Jerusalem', Gazza's genuinely heartbreaking verse, an outbreak of chickenpox, and a gorgeous PE teacher named Mrs Jones. Plus Ken Zong and new challenger Lucas Winter face off in a battle of the football chants, as we bring you the inaugural Eurovision Zong Contest.


    Want an exclusive, bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclub


    Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/


    X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClub


    Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

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    1 hr and 2 mins
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